August 23, 2010
Giant Greenland iceberg a climate ‘warning sign’
PARIS - A giant iceberg that snapped away from Greenland last week is a signal that global warming is causing the island's continent-sized ice cap to melt faster than expected, scientists say.
Trend continues with second hottest July on record
WASHINGTON - The Earth continues to feel the heat.
Fires still threaten Russian nuclear site as smog returns
MOSCOW- Russia on Sunday reported success in reducing fires burning close to its main nuclear research centre but in Moscow shifting winds brought the acrid smell of smog back to the capital.
Russian wildfires shrink as cold front advances
MOSCOW- Russian firefighters have succeeded in pushing back wildfires while an advancing cold front is expected to finally put an end to a two-month heat wave, officials said Monday.
Host Mexico aims to save global climate talks
MEXICO CITY - Mexico hopes to "rescue" global climate change talks by hosting a successful summit later this year that ends in concrete actions to control greenhouse gases, its chief negotiator said on Monday.
More heavy rains in northwest China kill 36
BEIJING - Heavy rains in northwest China have killed a further 36 people, state media said on Tuesday, adding to the more than 1,000 who died in landslides two weeks ago.
Extreme weather unlikely to help climate talks
OSLO - Extreme weather in 2010 will spur more strident calls for action to combat global warming but is unlikely to break a deadlock at U.N. climate talks about sharing the burden between rich and poor.
Double quake caused deadly Samoa tsunami
WELLINGTON - The devastating tsunami which killed nearly 200 people in Samoa and Tonga last September was the result of a rare double earthquake rather than one as previously believed, scientists said Wednesday.
Scientists raise queries about Gulf oil left behind
MIAMI - Two new scientific reports on Tuesday raised fresh fears about the environmental fallout from the world's worst offshore oil spill and questioned government assurances that most of the oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico was already gone.
Indonesian envoy laments grim UN climate talks
SINGAPORE - Nations face an uphill battle to reach agreement on a tougher climate pact by the end of 2011, a senior Indonesian climate change official said on Thursday, describing progress to date as bleak.